CVE-2011-5164

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 28.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-09-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VanDyke Software AbsoluteFTP 1.9.6 through 2.2.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file name in a LIST command response.

Affected products

Vandyke Absoluteftp: 1.9.6, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.2.1, 2.2.2 (+8)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/46781
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18102
http://www.osvdb.org/77105
http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/vandyke_absoluteftp_list_client_overflow
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50614
http://secunia.com/advisories/46781
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18102
http://www.osvdb.org/77105
http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/vandyke_absoluteftp_list_client_overflow
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50614

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